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• Dallas Police Locate Missing 26-Year-Old Woman

  30-01-2018 23:50
  UPDATED: January 30, 2018  6:45 PM Brianna Lynn, 26, was found safe by police.
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a 26-year-old woman last seen in the 1600 block of Deep Ellum at 1 p.m. today.
  Have you seen Brianna Lynn, 26? (photo credit: Dallas Police Dept.)
  Brianna Lynn is described as a white female with brown hair and green eyes. She is 5’11” tall and weighs about 165 pounds. She was last seen wearing a d
  
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• Kris Gutierrez Shows off His Skills at the NFL Experience at Super Bowl LII

  30-01-2018 23:49
  
  Fans are taking part in the NFL Experience at Super Bowl LII, including NBC 5's Kris Gutierrez who tested out his throwing skills on Tuesday.
  
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• Grass Fire Engulfs Homes in Ellis County; Burn Ban Issued

  30-01-2018 23:34
  
  At least three structures were damaged as a grass fire spread Tuesday afternoon in Ellis County.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dallas County Reports 3 More Flu Deaths Tuesday

  30-01-2018 23:04
  
  Dallas County health officials confirmed three additional flu-related deaths Tuesday, raising the toll to 52 this season in Dallas County and 88 for all of North Texas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Irving Man Dies After Beach Sand Tunnel Collapses On Him

  30-01-2018 22:57
  (1080 KRLD) – Friends of an Irving man, who was trapped after a sand dune caved-in, said he has died.
  Police said Lee Coggin was digging a tunnel in the sand on the beach in Saint Augustine, Florida When the sand caved in.GoFundMe for Lee GogginPersonal trainer Lee Goggin of Irving shown here with his wife Courtney. He was a father of three. (photo courtesy: Facebook)
  Coggin had a heart attack while buried. Friends said he suffered from swelling in the brain and was in a medically ind
  
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• Pizza Is A Better Breakfast Than Most Cereals, Nutritionist Claims

  30-01-2018 22:44
  CBS Local — Pizza for breakfast may sound like a meal you’d only have after a long night of drinking, but one nutritionist says a hot, cheesy slice in the morning is actually healthier than your normal bowl of cereal.
  Speaking to The Daily Meal, nutritionist Chelsey Amer explained that many cereals lack the protein and healthy fats your body needs as fuel for the day ahead. “You may be surprised to find out that an average slice of pizza and a bowl of cereal with whole mil
  
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• Mexican Man Pleads Guilty In Human Smuggling By Fort Hood Soldiers

  30-01-2018 22:41
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to helping other immigrants be smuggled by American soldiers through a border checkpoint in Texas.
  Victoriano Zamora-Jasso, 51, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to transport and harbor immigrants and illegal re-entry after deportation, according to federal prosecutors.
  The 2014 case involved four active-duty soldiers at Fort Hood, the sprawling Army post in Central Texas. The soldiers were paid at le
  
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• 76 Undocumented Immigrants Discovered Near Laredo

  30-01-2018 22:36
  
  Nearly 80 undocumented immigrants, including 13 children traveling alone, were found inside a trailer of a big rig near Laredo, Texas, authorities said.Photo Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  
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• News Now: Ellis County Grass And Structure Fire

  30-01-2018 22:28
  The Ellis County Sheriff's Department said a grass fire that spread to four structures in Palmer.We also look ahead to President Trump's State of the Union Address.
  
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• Special Olympian’s Half-Court Shot Nets Visit From Harlem Globetrotter

  30-01-2018 22:27
  WEST POINT, NE (CBSDFW.COM) – A Nebraskan Special Olympian had quite the surprise at his high school Monday evening when a Harlem Globetrotter traveled to his school for a visit.
  West Point High School senior, James Meiergerd, a special olympian, sank a backward half-court shot at halftime of West Point’s game against Wisney-Pilger earlier this month. The shot was captured online and had more than 55,000 views on Instagram.
  West Point High School senior, James Meiergerd (photo c
  
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• Church Gunman Pursuer Invited as Guest to State of the Union

  30-01-2018 22:26
  
  One of the men who pursued the gunman after last year's deadly Texas church shooting will be a guest Tuesday at President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address.Photo Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images
  
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• Lockheed Martin moves F-35 lab from Fort Worth to Florida

  30-01-2018 21:57
  The F-35 Australia, Canada, United Kingdom Reprogramming Laboratory is moving from the Fort Worth facility of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.The Bethesda, Maryland-based defense contractor received $7.5 million from the U.S. government earlier this month for support that includes packing, shipping, installation, integration and testing. The move is expected to be complete by March 2019. The company did not provide a comment as of press time.The Department&he
  
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• SEC charges Dallas crypto-currency business with fraud

  30-01-2018 21:52
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office has charged Dallas-based AriseBank and its executives with fraud, illegally selling unregistered securities and providing misleading information to potential investors – all part of an initial coin offering of its own crypto-currency.In a potentially precedent-setting case, U.S. District Chief Judge Barbara Lynn issued an order Friday halting all business operations of AriseBank, which claimed to be the world&rs
  
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• Submit nominations now for Best Real Estate Deals

  30-01-2018 21:46
  For each of the past 26 years, the Dallas Business Journal has recognized the most outstanding real estate deals and projects in North Texas, and the people that make them happen.The nominations deadline for the Best Real Estate Deals of 2017 is tomorrow Jan. 31.To qualify for the awards, all real estate deals or projects must have been started in 2017 or completed in 2017. All properties must be in Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Denton or adjoining counties.The DBJ will be recognizing the area's&hell
  
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• Hawaii Worker Sent False Missile Alert Thinking It Was Real

  30-01-2018 21:46
  HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii employee who mistakenly sent an alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile earlier this month, creating panic across the state, thought an actual attack was imminent, federal regulators said Tuesday.
  (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
  The revelation from the Federal Communications Commission is the first indication that the alert was purposely sent, adding another level of confusion to the Jan. 13 false alarm. State officials have only said it was
  
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• One of DFW's most prominent corporate law firms is in merger talks

  30-01-2018 21:45
  Strasburger & Price, one of the oldest and most prominent corporate law firms in Texas for eight decades, is involved in merger discussions.
  
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• See North Texas' highest-paid hospital executives

  30-01-2018 21:31
  Six hundred, fifty-four thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars. That's the average compensation of Dallas-Fort Worth's 100 highest-paid hospital executives.
  In total, they collected $65.4 million. And these are employees of nonprofit and public organizations, which is why we were able to gather salary data from organizations' 2015 and 2016 fiscal-year IRS Form 990 filings.Click through the slideshow to see the 100 highest-paid hospital executives in North Texas.It should also be noted…
  
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• American Airlines, NTSB reveal cause of 2016 engine explosion at O'Hare

  30-01-2018 21:21
  American Airlines and the National Transportation Safety Board today released their final determination on the cause of the uncontained engine failure on American Flight 383. The failure occurred on Oct. 28, 2016, while the plane was on its take-off roll at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.The cause of the engine failure on the Miami-bound flight was said to be an undetectable manufacturing defect in one of the General Electric (NYSE: GE) engines on the plane.After the massive engine explo
  
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• Hearing Voices May Actually Be A Good Thing, Study Suggests

  30-01-2018 20:43
  CBS Local — Hearing voices has never been considered a celebrated mental condition. However, a recent study is suggesting that people who hear strange patterns in sounds may just be suffering from a well-tuned brain.
  According to researchers at Durham University in England, people experiencing auditory verbal hallucinations (hearing voices) but don’t have any signs of mental illness are actually displaying the ability to decode complex sound waves. “It suggests that t
  
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• College Student Creates Napkin That Detects Drugs In Drinks

  30-01-2018 20:37
  CBS Local — Motivated by her own experiences, a college student has created a napkin that is designed to detect drugs that may have been slipped into a person’s drink.
  George Washington University junior Danya Sherman developed the KnoNap, a regular napkin that features a color-changing fabric meant to alert and prevent drug-facilitated crimes.
  “You just take a drop of your drink, and if there’s drug presence indicated, there’ll be a clear color chang
  
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• Texas Kidnapping Victim Says She Was Chained Up & Forced To Do Chores

  30-01-2018 20:30
  OVILLA (CBSDFW.COM) – A woman told police she was chained up and forced to serve as a slave in a home for nearly two weeks, before she was able to reach someone for help. An Ovilla couple is in jail in Ellis County, charged with kidnapping.
  A search warrant affidavit says 51-year-old Donna Lopez was chained by her ankle to a bed frame, when police checked on her Friday. She told police she was unshackled periodically, to perform chores around the home for Jean Claude and Charlotte DeMars.
  
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• Man in Fort Worth Viral Video Goes to Trial for Assault Citation

  30-01-2018 20:20
  
  A North Texas case that made international headlines is back in the news. The neighbor of Jacqueline Craig—the Fort Worth mother whose arrest sparked outrage and elevated racial tensions across the community—was...
  
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• Gas Leak, Fire Reported Near AT&T Stadium

  30-01-2018 20:09
  
  A gas leak that caught fire near AT&T Stadium in Arlington Tuesday morning is expected to keep a major roadway closed for several hours into the afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Cut Gas Line Explodes, Catches Fire Across From AT&T Stadium

  30-01-2018 20:09
  ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – A crew drilling at a construction site in Arlington hit a gas line, causing an explosion and subsequent fire.
  The accident happened in the 800 block of North Collins Street, just across from AT&T Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play.
  (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
  The person driving the heavy equipment smelled the gas and ran away from the truck. Soon after there was an explosion and fire. There have been no reports of injuries.
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• 4 New Flu-Related Deaths Reported in Collin County

  30-01-2018 19:53
  
  The Collin County Health Department confirms Tuesday four additional flu-related deaths have been reported in the county.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 1 Hospitalized After Shooting in Dallas

  30-01-2018 19:45
  
  One person was hospitalized Tuesday morning following a shooting in Dallas, police say.
  
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• News Now: Tamiflu Shortages & Facebook For Kids

  30-01-2018 19:40
  This has been an awful flu season, and we're looking into Tamiflu shortages in North Texas. Plus, a Facebook app for kids has parents debating when children should start using social media.
  
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• Report: “Glee” Actor Mark Salling Commits Suicide

  30-01-2018 19:28
  DALLAS (CBS/AP) – According to TMZ, former “Glee” star Mark Salling has died from an apparent suicide.
  (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  The celebrity gossip site says Salling was found near a riverbed near his home in Sunland, California.
  Officials haven’t said how Salling may have died.
  Salling pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography back in December. He was scheduled to be sentenced on March 7.
  The actor reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in Oct
  
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• “Glee” Actor Mark Salling Commits Suicide

  30-01-2018 19:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Salling, who played bad-boy Noah “Puck” Puckerman in the hit musical-comedy “Glee,” died of an apparent suicide Tuesday, weeks after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. He was 35.
  (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  Salling pleaded guilty in December after authorities said a search of his computer and a thumb drive found more than 50,000 images of child porn. He was scheduled to be sentenced March 7, and prosecutors planned to a
  
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• Lockheed Martin's Grand Prairie division scores $459M deal

  30-01-2018 19:21
  The U.S. government awarded the Missiles and Fire Control division of Lockheed Martin Corporation a $459 million modification to a previously awarded contract for production and delivery of missile interceptors, the company announced last week.
  
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• Exxon plans to triple Permian production

  30-01-2018 18:59
  Irving energy giant Exxon Mobil is planning to triple its daily oil production in the Permian basin in the next seven years, citing new investments on the back of corporate tax cuts recently approved by Congress. Exxon (NYSE: XOM) estimated last year that it would ramp up drilling in West Texas and New Mexico after acquiring a series of drilling companies from the Bass family in Fort Worth in a $6.6 billion deal.
  Exxon formally said Tuesday that it expects to produce more than 600,000 barre
  
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• Scientists Looking To Turn Astronaut Poop Into Space Food

  30-01-2018 18:57
  CBS Local — For kids who want to grow up to become astronauts, the question of what they’re going to eat on the long trip to another planet may have been answered. Scientists say they have created a way to turn an astronaut’s own poop back into food.
  While it’s not the most appetizing thought in the world, researchers at Penn State University say their waste treatment process could solve many issues tied to preserving and growing food in space.
  “Each component
  
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• Man Faces Assault Charge After Viral Video of Arrest

  30-01-2018 18:47
  
  In the Fort Worth incident that happened over a year ago, Jacqueline Craig was arrested after she called police about a dispute between her neighbor and her family. Today, that neighbor is in trial and faces...
  
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• Crews Battle Large Fire in Lewisville

  30-01-2018 18:26
  
  Authorities in Denton County battled a large fire at a Lewisville apartment complex Tuesday morning.
  
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• Fire Watches, Warnings in Effect

  30-01-2018 18:11
  
  Many counties in North Texas have fire weather warnings or watches in effect Tuesday as gusty winds and very low humidity are expected through the area.
  
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• Texas Rangers To Investigate Former U.S. Gymnastics Training Site

  30-01-2018 18:10
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW/AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has requested that the Texas Rangers launch an investigation into the recent allegations of athletes being sexually assaulted at a former USA Gymnastics training site.
  Over the last few weeks and months, multiple athletes have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse while training at the Karolyi Ranch in Walker County.
  “The public statements made by athletes who previously trained at the Karolyi Ranch are gut-wrenching,” Go
  
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• Dallas-Houston bullet train CEO talks timeline for permits, funding

  30-01-2018 17:54
  "The relief that our system could bring is very substantial."
  
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• Shooting in Fort Worth Leaves 1 Dead

  30-01-2018 17:26
  
  A male was fatally shot in a Fort Worth neighborhood Tuesday morning, police say.
  
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• D/FW Makes Top 10 List of TSA Gun Discoveries

  30-01-2018 17:17
  
  The Transportation Security Administration says a record number of guns were found in carry-on bags at U.S. security checkpoints last year, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ranks near the top of...Photo Credit: TSA
  
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• Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan Chase team up on health care

  30-01-2018 17:04
  Health care giants suffered a Tuesday morning shock to their stock prices after the leaders of Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JP Morgan Chase said they will form an independent health care company "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" for their workers. The New York Times has an early report on the effort, announced in a joint statement by three of the nation's most recognizable CEOs: Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, Jeff Bezos of Amazon and James Dimon of Chase
  
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• Latino Civil Rights Site In Texas Named National Treasure

  30-01-2018 16:52
  HOUSTON (AP) – A Texas building connected to the Mexican-American Civil Rights movement has been designated as a National Treasure and will share part of a $450,000 grant in an effort to raise money to restore historic buildings damaged by last year’s hurricanes, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced Tuesday.
  The LULAC Council 60 Clubhouse in Houston, along with an historic doctor’s office in Miami and a nature preserve in Puerto Rico, will share the grant
  
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• Nearly 80 Undocumented Immigrants Discovered Near Laredo

  30-01-2018 16:44
  
  Nearly 80 undocumented immigrants, including 13 children traveling alone, were found inside a trailer of a big rig near Laredo, Texas, authorities said.Photo Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  
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• NBC 5 Responds Helps Family Settle $4K Bill

  30-01-2018 16:25
  
  When a Frisco couple saw their daughter's collar bone snap during a wrestling match, they thought the school's insurance would take care of her medical bills. But when that didn't happen, they called NBC...Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Woman Missing Under 'Suspicious' Circumstances Found Safe

  30-01-2018 16:07
  
  Dallas police are searching for a missing woman who they say is considered endangered due to "suspicious circumstances."Photo Credit: Dallas police
  
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• ‘Black Panther’ Receives High Praise After First Screenings

  30-01-2018 15:39
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Incredible” and “kinetic” are just a few of the loving words that people are using to describe and praise Marvel’s “Black Panther.”
  The film from director Ryan Coogler had its first screenings Monday night and a premiere in Los Angeles. Official reviews won’t go out until Feb. 6, but audiences at the select screenings were able to share non-spoiler reactions on social media.
  Actor Chadwick Boseman at the Los Angeles World
  
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